New Zealander Australian actor, film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, an Empire Award for Best Actor and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and ten further nominations for Best Actor. Crowe appeared as the tobacco firm whistle blower Jeffrey Wigand in 1999 film The Insider, for which he received five awards as Best Actor and seven nominations in the same category. In 2001, Crowe's portrayal of mathematician and Nobel Prize winner John F. Nash in the biopic A Beautiful Mind brought him numerous awards. Crowe's other films include L.A. Confidential (1997), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) Cinderella Man (2005), American Gangster (2007), 3:10 to Yuma (2007) and Robin Hood (2010). He is also co-owner of South Sydney Rabbitohs, an Australian National Rugby League team.

Embarrassed to say I didn't realise this was Russell Crowe at first - perhaps it's because he's smiling!

I love the fact that not only are your works technically brilliant, but you add warmth & character to them, bringing them alive Great laugh lines around the eyes, the stubble works well and a wonderfully quintessential quiff!

Can't list them all but you missed out the controversial 1992 film 'Romper Stomper' he starred in.

I have no real constructive comments on this one. Great likeness, well rendered textures from his hair to his shirt, and even his beard. Are there greys in there? .. Very clean. I take it that some of the darker stroke clusters on his jacket reflect actual tonal changes..? The only possible thing I might add detractively, (and I'm not sure it's not just my eyes) does his skull seem long to you? ...or is it just his hair? I swear I'm not just trying to find something wrong. And don't you even think of trying to change anything on it! Fantastic drawing!